HB 3985

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 26, 2025

An Act Further Promoting the General Welfare, and Enhancing the Statutory Benefits and Incentives, of Public Health Workers, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

In plain language

The bill expands who counts as a public health worker, raises several allowances (night‑shift, hazard, subsistence, laundry), makes those allowances tax‑free, adds anti‑discrimination rules, and requires agencies to fund the benefits from their regular budgets.

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Author · Representative

Ferdinand Hernandez
RepresentativeSouth Cotabato, 2nd District
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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 3610· Filed Aug 12, 2025
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the "Magna Carta of Public Health Workers"
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-08-18Rep. Edwin L. Cruzado
HB 3826· Filed Aug 18, 2025
An Act Further Promoting the General Welfare, and Enhancing the Statutory Benefits and Incentives of Public Health Workers, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-08-26Rep. Salvador A. Pleyto
HB 4551· Filed Sep 15, 2025
An Act to Further Promote the General Welfare and Enhance the Statutory Benefits and Incentives of Public Health Workers, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-09-23Rep. Ciriaco Jr. B. Gato
HB 7333· Filed Jan 26, 2026
An Act Enhancing the Statutory Benefits and Incentives of Public Health Workers, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-01-28Rep. Franz Vincent F. Legazpi
HB 3695· Filed Aug 13, 2025
An Act Further Promoting the General Welfare, and Enhancing the Statutory Benefits and Incentives of Public Health Workers, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 7305, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-08-18Rep. Jonathan Keith T. Flores

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HB03985 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch